The central theme of Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990 is the development of a tourist market for Native American jewelry much of...

Although other nations had hosted exhibitions, The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations held in London in 1851 at the...

Candelaria differs from most turquoise mines in Nevada in that it has been mined on the private land of a silver mine rather than a...

In our ongoing series of famous turquoise mines we are going to look at several mines that, while not so famous as some others, have...

The Cheyenne was originally located as the Hidden Treasure and has a long history under different names. The beautiful turquoise has...

Carico Lake is an old mine but was not well known for many years because the green turquoise associated with the mine was out of favor....

The Stories of Turquoise are an important part of Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990. In Chapter Four covering 1970-1990 Douglas...

Of all of the famous turquoise mines of Arizona Sleeping Beauty has a special place in the hearts of many turquoise lovers for its...

Godber Burnham is an iconic mine located outside of Austin Nevada. It was first located in 1936 and continues to produce beautiful...

Turquoise may be identified by mine, miner, area or district. One of the most famous turquoise mining districts is Royston located about...

"Zat" is a term used to express a very special quality of turquoise. It is difficult to define but may be considered as similar to...

During the early period of turquoise mining covered in Turquoise in America Part One The Great American Turquoise Rush 1890-1910, New...

About 150 miles north of Bisbee is Morenci. Phelps Dodge mined copper here and turquoise was plentiful. Although similar in color to...

For many Bisbee turquoise is their favorite in large part due to the distinctive "Bisbee Blue" look. In this video Mike shares his...

Although not as well known as many of the other famous mines, Blue Diamond makes our list. Mike tells a bit of the history and shows some...

No. 8 is an iconic turquoise mine located in Eureka County Nevada. Well we should say formerly located because No. 8 is now lost to the...

Part Three of our ongoing series on famous mines features Blue Gem Lease, popularly known as Blue Gem. We learn a bit about the history...

In Part Two of our discussion of the various forms of turquoise treatment Mike explains the different forms of treatment and gives the...

Among all of the famous turquoise mines Lander Blue has a special mystique. This is due to its story of being discovered due to a Ouija...

We begin our exploration of famous turquoise mine in America with Kingman.